Mona Vasu (born 15 October 1985), sometimes spelled Mona Wasu, is an Indian television actress. She is best known for having played the role of the title character Miilee in the TV series ''

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'' on

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Early life

She completed her degree in Sociology from

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in 2003. She moved to

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to pursue a career in acting.

Career

Television

Mona Vasu started her TV career in 2003 by appearing in many ads for major brands. She hosted the weekly travel show ''Operation Gold'' from 2003 to 2004 on

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. The concept of the show was to know about the life of soldiers in the

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. She played a leading role in the 2004

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telefilm ''30 Day Trial''. This light hearted rom-com was the story of a much-in-love couple, Nikhil (Kabir Sadanand) and Shailee (Mona Vasu), who are given an opportunity by their fathers, to live together for 30 days, before they decide to actually marry. Co-written by Suhana Bhatia and Rajen Makhijani, this film was nominated for 'Best Script' at the Indian Telly Awards that year. Between 2005 and 2006, she played the title role in the

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daily serial ''

'' on

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. In 2007, she hosted the weekly songs countdown show ''Idea Ek Se Bad Kar Ek'' on

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which included categories like 'Top 10 Action Heroes', 'Top 10 Love Triangles' and 'Top 10 Sizzling Singles'. She played the role of Savita in the TV serial ''Jamegi Jodi.com'' on 9X who is the daughter of Sulbha Arya who runs a match fixing agency, Bandhan. She also did an episodic role in the horror show '' Ssshhhh...Koi Hai''. From 2008 to 2009, she played the role of Rohini, the eldest daughter, in the prime time

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'' on

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. In 2009, Vasu starred in an episode of ''

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'' on

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. The actress shot to fame when she won the reality show ''Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao'' (the Indian version of ''I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here'') in 2009. She played the role of the antagonist, Richa Thakral in Balaji Telefilms' '' Parichay''. She was cast in the play, ''Red Hot'' directed by Saurabh Shukla which is an adaptation of a comedy play by

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, ''

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''. It was played in 2011 at Kamani in

, at Bharat Mahaotsav, the largest theatre festival in Asia and at Chaos, the annual festival of

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Films

Mona Wasu made her film debut in the 2013 film ''

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''.

Filmography

Television (fiction)

Reality TV shows

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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